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WHITEHALL
Re-elected Burnham calls for Right to Buy suspension powers
By Mark Conrad | 07 May 2024
Greater Manchester’s re-elected mayor has called for powers to suspend Right to Buy on new homes ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Child sexual abuse review to inform new strategy
By Dan Peters | 03 May 2024
Findings of a ‘robust review’ of Walsall Safeguarding Partnership’s strategy after the largest ch...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Local funding reform key to growth agenda, says report
By Martin Ford | 03 May 2024
The next government must relinquish centralised control to realise ambitions for growth, a report...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Newham promises 'relationship reset' after concerns
By Mark Conrad | 03 May 2024
Newham LBC has promised a ‘relationship reset’ following claims a ‘culture of mistrust’ had devel...
FINANCE
Councils pay £1m in data breach compensation
By Martin Ford | 03 May 2024
More than £1m has been paid out by 39 councils in compensation for data breaches in the past thre...
FINANCE
Election timetable means councils face race against time
By Mark Conrad | 03 May 2024
Councils’ next finance settlement may have to be announced before a Spending Review amid ‘extreme...
WHITEHALL
Government cash call for council housing firms
By Dan Peters | 03 May 2024
Central Government should provide about £750m funding to help local government establish housing ...
HEALTH
Cuts linked to widening health inequalities
By Mark Conrad | 03 May 2024
Widening health inequalities across England are directly associated with cuts to councils’ spendi...
PLANNING
Councils spend £45m on planning appeal advice
By William Eichler | 03 May 2024
Councils spent £45m over the past three years on external legal advice relating to planning appea...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Angry LGA leaders write to Gove over Oflog league table story
By Dan Peters | 03 May 2024
The Office for Local Government’s (Oflog) ‘lack of action to correct misleading information’ in r...
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